New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
SUNDAY EDITION.
MAY 20, 1887.
HOPE, THEBURGLAR, COMING
A DETECTIVE STARTS WITH HIM AT LAST.

ENOUGH TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT BEFORE HIM 70
LAST TILL HE DIES.
dispatch to Inspector Byrnes yesterday announced
that Jimmy" Hope the most notorious bank burglar OF
this country length his way to this city In the
custody Of Detectivesergeant Rogers. Hope was the
chief Of the band that robbed the Manhattan Bank the
night of October %, 1873. Most of his comrades in
that crime, including his john are In prison.
Their and conviction helped to make Mr. Bynes
Inspector and to place him at the head Of the Detec
tive Bureau After the robbery OF the Manhattan Bank
Hope went to Deep River, Conn., andtred to get into
bank there in December, but he and his pals were
discovered and fired at and they narrowly escaped cap
ture. Hope fed to California, and early In 1881 he
helped to rob the bank of f. Berton Co. in San Fran
cisco, of $65 900. He was arrested and on June 49,
1881 he sentenced TO eight years imprisonment In
the San Quentin State prison He released from that
prison in October 1886, and Immediately rcarrested by
Rogers who had been sent from this city with tho
proper warrant and requson papers 1t was expected
that the notorious rogue would be brought to Newfork
Immediately, but Hope had money and friends in san
Francisco, and writ after writ served and argued In
the hope OF keeping him in that city For seven months
Rogers detained in San Francisco by legal bubbles
and the that he was at length safely ON his way
home with the prisoner most welcome at Police
Headquarters With good luck he will get here by
Thursday at the latest.
Hope had an exciting criminal life previous TO tho
Manhattan Bank robbery. In 1869, in company with
John Dobbs and Frank Mccoy he stole Sl.3OOoOOm
securities from the Beneficial Savings Institution In
Philadelphia, but he escaped prosecution by returning
most Of the stolen property. Nine months later no
robbed the paymasters safe in the Philadelphia Navy
Yard He was arrested and sent to the Eastern Peni-
Tertiary but he managed to escape from the prison after
captivity Of few weeks. The year $50 had not
closed before he was arrested with Big jim Brady,
Little Joe Howard and the two Mccoy brothers for
breaking into the First National Bank, OF wilmington
Del. The five burglars were sent TO prison. put they
organized revolt beat down the keepers ana escaped
Hope went to the South Kensngton Na9sal BanE; OF
poicemans uniform and told the janitor that ne had
been there to prevent burglary: lie let IN nee
Of his confederaes who overpowered the anitor and
stole 100000 In and securities In october,
1872 Hope helped to steal half million OF dollars from
the Saratoga County Bank, of Waterfront n. T. He was
arrested and sent to the Auburn State prison. but Nc
managed to escape from that institution having several
years OF his term unserved he was connected WIN tne
robbery of 800 900 at the Milford National Bank III
1874 and with the $4,000 burglary at the First Ma
tonal Bank Of Quincy, ILL.,, later Hope Is now nftynve
years old Probably will be made TO serve MS unex
pired term Auburn and then be tried for breaking jail
which makes him liable years more In prison III
this state Afterward he be tried for the Manhattan
Bank robbery be sent to Delaware TO serve out us
unexpired term there. 1t is not likely that he VIII hvc
long enough TO be a free man again